Editors Desk

Washington, D.C.

Staff Writer

Education: American University, MA in Journalism and Public Affairs; University of Notre Dame, BA in American Studies

Marisa Iati is a reporter on the general assignment desk at The Washington Post. She previously worked at the Star-Ledger and NJ.com in New Jersey, where she covered municipal mayhem, community issues, education and crime.

Honors and Awards: New Jersey Press Association, Best Use of Social Media, April 2017

Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish (conversational)

Latest Articles From Editors Desk

Europe

Russia again extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after a year behind bars

Evan Gershkovich was arrested in late March 2023 on a reporting trip in Russia

1 year ago

Justice

Cuba Gooding Jr. added to sexual assault lawsuit against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Homeland Security raided Combs' homes in connection to a federal sex trafficking investigation, a US official confirmed to Fox News Digital

1 year ago

Music producer Rodney Jones added actor Cuba Gooding Jr. to a sexual assault lawsuit filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs, Fox News Digital confirmed. (Getty Images)

Tech

Trump’s Truth Social is now a public company. Experts warn its multi-billion-dollar valuation defies logic

1 year ago

Russia-Ukraine War

Zelensky fires security chief

The head of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (SNBO), Aleksey Danilov, has been relieved of his duties

1 year ago

FILE PHOTO: Aleksey Danilov. © Aleksandr Gusev / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images

Africa

Senegal's opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye set to become president

Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye was named the country's next president on Monday, less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election.

1 year ago

Senegalese opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye addresses his first press conference after being declared winner of Senegal's presidential election in Dakar on March 25, 2024. © John Wessels, AFP

Middle East

'America's greatest gift to Israel'

How a WWII hero pulled off one of the most incredible military heists of all time

1 year ago

Without Al Schwimmer's aid to Israel, there would be no Israeli Air Force — and maybe no Israel. Klawe Rzeczy for BI

People

Diddy’s Miami, Los Angeles Homes Raided by Homeland Security in Reported Sex Trafficking Investigation

The hip-hop mogul is reportedly under investigation for sex trafficking.

1 year ago

Mega / GC Images BEVERLY HILLS, CA - OCTOBER 26: Sean Combs is seen on October 26, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

United States

Baltimore Bridge Collapse: At Least 7 People Fall Into Water After Container Ship Collision

At a press conference, a local fire official confirmed that two people had been rescued from the river, including one "in very serious condition."

1 year ago

Tech

Reddit's lost money for nearly 20 years. Turning a profit is going to be tricky.

Reddit is nearly 20 years old and still loses money. Changing that won't be easy.

1 year ago

Reddit hopes to turn a profit as a public company after nearly two decades of losses. SOPA Images/Getty Images

United States

Baltimore bridge collapses

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early on Tuesday morning.

1 year ago

People

50 Cent’s savage reaction to Diddy raid

50 Cent has had a long-running rivalry with P. Diddy, and he’s used the latest shocking news to go on a scathing rant.

1 year ago

50 Cent has shared a savage reaction to his rival’s home being raided. Picture: Getty.

Africa

Troubled African state to host Russian military base

The CAR’s government earlier confirmed its decision to strengthen Moscow’s military presence in the country to train its troops

1 year ago

Justice

Assange wins right to appeal extradition to US

The 52-year-old Australian has spent five years in a London prison following a long and dramatic period of asylum in the UK’s Ecuadorian embassy

1 year ago

FILE PHOTO: Julian Assange. © Getty Images / Carl Court

People

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' homes raided by law enforcement as part of investigation, reports say

1 year ago

Los Angeles news station Fox 11 and TMZ published footage of federal law enforcement officials at an LA residence, purportedly Sean "Diddy" Combs' home." ANGELA WEISS, AFP Via Getty Images

People

Dramatic footage as police raid star’s homes

Federal law enforcement agents with their guns drawn have swarmed a top US star’s homes in both LA and Miami.

1 year ago

The Los Angeles home of Sean Diddy Combs was raided by Homeland Security Investigations Monday in connection with a federal sex trafficking case, authorities said. Credit FOX 11

Russia-Ukraine War

Global Affairs says two more Canadians have died in Ukraine-Russia war

11 Canadians have been killed in the conflict

1 year ago

Africa

Bassirou Diomaye Faye: From prison to Senegal’s presidential spotlight

From a Dakar prison to the presidency, Senegal's anti-establishment Bassirou Diomaye Faye embodies the winning charisma of his mentor and opposition figurehead Ousmane Sonko, who endorsed him as his replacement.

1 year ago